High School Nature Writing Prompts

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POEM STARTER

Write a series of five Haiku set at the same event, exploring the five senses: sight, smell, sound, touch, taste.

A Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of three lines that generally do not rhyme, with a syllabic structure of 5-7-5.

POEM STARTER

The Thin Line Between Happiness and Joy

Compose a poem with this title in mind.

WRITING OBSTACLE

Describe a beautiful night scene with a particular focus on colours.

This may seem counter-intuitive, but try to come up with creative descriptions of the shades of night.

POEM STARTER

‘Final whispers wandered away without care.’

Write a poem that concludes with this line.

POEM STARTER

Submitted by Benjamin Linus

Create a poem around the theme of sonder.

Sonder is the realisation that everyone is living their own complex lives even if you aren’t aware of them.

WRITING OBSTACLE

You are transported back in time, to the moments before the Big Bang.

Describe what you would see, hear, and feel, and try to be creative with the description you could use for a universe not yet in existance. What would this unimaginable state be like?

POEM STARTER

“Open skies beckon in something broader.”

Write a poem that begins with this line.

POEM STARTER

Compose a poem about a poet

This can be yourself or your favourite poet (or poets in general)

POEM STARTER

‘Until finally, the chill stopped.’

Write a poem that closes with this line.

WRITING OBSTACLE

Describe the feeling of happiness without using the words 'happy', 'joy', 'content' or other closely-related synonyms.

Try to use a variety of metaphorical devices to create an image that emits a sense of happiness.

POEM STARTER

‘Time had never passed so slowly'

Write a poem that concludes with this line.

POEM STARTER

Write a poem about a moment in life which seems fleeting.

Maybe it's a moment you wish could last longer, or a short period of pain that goes away.

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